Salesforce Developer

Elyon International•Washington, DC

22h•$50 - $60

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Salesforce Developer to design, develop, enhance, and maintain Salesforce solutions supporting a large-scale federal healthcare modernization program. The Salesforce Developer will work closely with Salesforce Architects, Administrators, Business Analysts, QA Engineers, integration teams, and program stakeholders to translate business requirements into secure, scalable, and maintainable Salesforce solutions. The ideal candidate brings strong hands-on experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Salesforce Flow, integrations, and modern Salesforce development practices. This position is contingent upon ELYON’s receipt of contract award, Government acceptance of the proposed candidate, completion of required onboarding, and continued contract funding.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
5+ years of software development experience, including significant hands-on Salesforce development experience.
Strong proficiency with Apex and Lightning Web Components (LWC).
Experience with Salesforce Flow and declarative platform capabilities.
Strong understanding of SOQL, SOSL, Salesforce data models, and platform security.
Experience integrating Salesforce with external applications using REST and SOAP APIs.
Experience developing solutions within Salesforce Lightning Experience.
Experience with version control and source-driven development.
Experience supporting Salesforce testing, releases, and production deployments.
Knowledge of object-oriented programming and software development best practices.
Experience working within Agile development environments.
Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and communication skills.
Ability to meet applicable federal background investigation requirements.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience supporting federal government, federal healthcare, or health IT programs.
Experience with Salesforce Government Cloud or Salesforce implementations within highly regulated environments.
Experience with Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, or Health Cloud.
Experience with MuleSoft or other enterprise integration platforms.
Experience with Salesforce DX and modern DevOps/CI/CD practices.
Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub, or similar delivery tools.
Experience supporting enterprise modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I.
Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II.
Salesforce Platform App Builder.
Salesforce JavaScript Developer I.
Other relevant Salesforce certifications.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain Salesforce applications and enhancements.
Develop custom functionality using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), SOQL/SOSL, and Salesforce Flow.
Build and maintain integrations between Salesforce and enterprise applications using REST/SOAP APIs and other integration technologies.
Translate functional and technical requirements into efficient Salesforce solutions.
Collaborate with Salesforce Architects to implement solutions aligned with enterprise architecture and platform standards.
Develop reusable components, services, and frameworks that improve scalability and maintainability.
Participate in code reviews and follow established Salesforce development standards.
Troubleshoot and resolve complex application, integration, data, and performance issues.
Support unit, integration, regression, and user acceptance testing activities.
Develop and maintain appropriate technical documentation.
Support Salesforce releases, deployments, environment management, and production implementations.
Participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, demonstrations, and retrospectives.
Collaborate with DevSecOps teams to support automated build, testing, and deployment processes.
Work with administrators and business teams to determine when declarative versus custom development is appropriate.
Ensure solutions align with applicable federal security, privacy, accessibility, and governance requirements.